- Betting on an event well in advance of the day of the race - in the case of the Classics or big National Hunt events this could be a year or more before the race takes place

 - Young jockey tied to a trainer whilst gaining race-riding experience. When racing against professional jockeys apprentices receive weight concessions to compensate for their relative inexperience

 - A selection that is fancied very, very strongly indeed. Will often be the cornerstone of combination bets.

Also known as a Super Yankee. A Canadian is a bet consisting of 26 bets with 5 selections in different events. The bet breakdown is 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and one 5 fold.(see Yankee)

 - Race where a horse is handicapped by its trainer, with the weight relating to the amount of money the horse would cost should someone ?claim? it afterwards. As a result trainers are left with a balancing act between making the horse carrying too much weight to win the race or allowing it to be taken away too cheaply

 - Term used to refer to a horse?s jockey, trainer and owner

A wager that involves correctly predicting the final score of a game.

When a dead heat occurs, the stake money on the winning selection will be divided by the number of winners and full odds paid on the reduced stake, the remaining stake money is lost.

A bet consisting of two selections, both of which must win for the wager to be successful.

A bet consisting of two selections, both of which must win for the wager to be successful.